That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.
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vt. 保持;留在心中，記住;雇用;付定金保留;
?? re回+tain握住→拿回來(lái)→保留
"to retain your independence"
保持獨(dú)立
近義：keep, stem, withhold, detain, hire, recruit
vt. 尊重;尊敬;關(guān)心;遵守;
n. 尊重，恭敬;敬意;某方面;
?? re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英國(guó)法律最重要的原則。
近義：honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard
反義：outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
vt. 使生氣，使不愉快;冒犯，觸怒;
vi. 使生氣;使不快;
?? dis不+please高興 → 使不愉快,使生氣
"No sooner had I uttered the words than I could have kicked myself, for I knew they would displease him."
話才一出口,我就責(zé)備自己, 因?yàn)橹肋@些話會(huì)使他不高興的.
近義：irritate, pain, roil, vex, disappoint, discontent
反義：humor, please, pleasure, recreate, satisfy, tickle
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動(dòng)物放養(yǎng)在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒(méi)有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
int. 請(qǐng);
vt.& vi. 使高興;使?jié)M意;討人喜歡;討好;
?? please(please)→取悅；使高興；喜歡；愿意；請(qǐng)
"Please be quiet. I have to study the book for a test tomorrow."
請(qǐng)不要說(shuō)話了, 明天要考試,我得看書.
近義：humor, oblige, pleasure, recompense, recreate, repay
反義：undeceive, disenthrall, disappoint, discontent, dishearten, dissatisfy
n. 自己;本人;本性;私利;
adj. 同一的;純凈的;單一的;
vt. 使自花授精;使近親繁殖;
vi. 自花授精;
"His style of dressing bespoke great self-confidence."
他的衣著風(fēng)格顯得十分自信。
近義：ego, individuality, selfhood, distinctiveness, selfishness, egoism